Hello everyone,
I'm beara and I'm 20 years old. So I've been a member here before and successfully lost and kept off almost 20 lbs. Except that was over 2 years ago! My life started getting really busy so my weight kind of went on the back burner. But now I can feel myself starting to gain it back and I am absolutely fed up. I keep saying "Oh...I'll start tomorrow..." and guess what? Tomorrow never comes!! I am disgusted at my lack of motivation.
It's not even so much a weight thing as it is a willpower thing. I'm not terribly overweight. I'm 5'1 and weigh about 135 lbs. So there is definitely a little extra there. Ideally I'd like to lose another twenty pounds. In fact, I'm going to lose another twenty pounds. This is time I'm taking for me. I realized yesterday that I was getting sore...from sitting around and doing nothing. How sad.
So my plan is...1200 calories a day and with a focus on cardio. It's what worked for me before, so why not. Also, I'm sure the types of exercise will change. The hardest thing for me is that I've moved to a larger city, and for some reason I hate running outside in a city. In the suburbs I really enjoy it. Actually, what I enjoy most is being on a treadmill in a room alone running. I hate gyms (though I have a free membership to one...) because at my gym I always see people I know, which just makes working out stressful. So my only options are to wake up early and go running or to go later at night. It is nice though because I live a couple blocks from a scenic lakefront.
As for a goal date, I don't really have one. Though I hope I won't need this much time, I guess by Christmas I'd like to be in tip top shape. This is just one thing I'm doing for myself to get my life on a better track. So thanks for stopping by and reading my drivel. Any support would be so, so welcome.
I'm beara and I'm 20 years old. So I've been a member here before and successfully lost and kept off almost 20 lbs. Except that was over 2 years ago! My life started getting really busy so my weight kind of went on the back burner. But now I can feel myself starting to gain it back and I am absolutely fed up. I keep saying "Oh...I'll start tomorrow..." and guess what? Tomorrow never comes!! I am disgusted at my lack of motivation.
It's not even so much a weight thing as it is a willpower thing. I'm not terribly overweight. I'm 5'1 and weigh about 135 lbs. So there is definitely a little extra there. Ideally I'd like to lose another twenty pounds. In fact, I'm going to lose another twenty pounds. This is time I'm taking for me. I realized yesterday that I was getting sore...from sitting around and doing nothing. How sad.
So my plan is...1200 calories a day and with a focus on cardio. It's what worked for me before, so why not. Also, I'm sure the types of exercise will change. The hardest thing for me is that I've moved to a larger city, and for some reason I hate running outside in a city. In the suburbs I really enjoy it. Actually, what I enjoy most is being on a treadmill in a room alone running. I hate gyms (though I have a free membership to one...) because at my gym I always see people I know, which just makes working out stressful. So my only options are to wake up early and go running or to go later at night. It is nice though because I live a couple blocks from a scenic lakefront.
As for a goal date, I don't really have one. Though I hope I won't need this much time, I guess by Christmas I'd like to be in tip top shape. This is just one thing I'm doing for myself to get my life on a better track. So thanks for stopping by and reading my drivel. Any support would be so, so welcome.
